Flyers show interest in veteran Shanahan

11:10 PM,
Nov. 4, 2008

Written by

CHUCK GORMLEY
Courier-Post Staff

The Flyers are one of at least six NHL teams pursuing free-agent right wing Brendan Shanahan, the agent for the future Hockey Hall of Famer said on Tuesday.

How the Flyers could fit Shanahan onto their roster and under the salary cap remains to be seen, but the fact the 39-year-old veteran met with general manager Paul Holmgren and coach John Stevens at the Flyers' practice facility is an indication of how serious the Flyers are about signing him.

"We want to win here," Holmgren said Tuesday. "We want to be a competitive team that's going to win. If you have a chance to add a player of Brendan's ...